[Shop-talk] Brush trimmer tales of woe
Wayne
wmc_st at xxiii.com
Tue Aug 4 09:45:45 MDT 2009
David Scheidt wrote:
>> output shaft. Too bad it had a 24 month warranty. Their response when I
>> asked for some leeway on the 24 months? They sent me a list of authorized
>> service centers that would take my money.
>
> Echo and Stihl would tell you the same thing about the warranty. And for
> consumer products, the warranty period is a good guide to how long the
Yeah, I was gonna say the same. Honestly, 24 months is a pretty good
warranty these days, esp for power equipment. I have an old Ryobi
trimmer, probably 10 years old that's been great. But I thought Ryobi
has gotten out of the power equipment biz? There are other brands that
appear to be clones of their stuff, like some one licensed the designs,
or maybe the whole factory to one of the other guys.
Mine has the swappable attachments, and a couple other brands appear to
have the identical interchangeable design. Seemed like a good idea
(fewer small engines to maintain.) But in reality, it makes the thing
heavier and the attachments I've tried are a lame approximation of the
real thing.
-Wayne
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